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Monetary Policy
The Bank of Albania is responsible for formulating, approving and implementing the monetary policy in the Republic of Albania.

What is Monetary Policy?
- Analyses
Markets
In order to implement the monetary policy, the Bank of Albania carries out operations in the interbank market, the foreign exchange market and the government securities market.

Markets
Financial Stability
The Bank of Albania, in cooperation with other authorities, contributes to safeguarding financial stability in Albania.

Financial Stability
- De-euroziaton package
Supervision
The Bank of Albania is responsible for the licencing and supervision of banks and other institutions that conduct banking and financial activities in the Republic of Albania.

Supervision
- Handling complaints
Resolution
Resolution is the use of appropriate tools in the case of troubled banks facing financial distress.

Resolution
Statistics
The Bank of Albania compiles statistics to support the decision-making processes and bodies and performs statistical functions for the public at large.

Statistics
Currency
The Bank of Albania is the sole authority for issuing banknotes and coins of legal tender in the Republic of Albania. The monetary unit of the Republic of Albania is the "Lek”.

Role of the Bank of Albania in issuing the national currency
- Currency in circulation
Payments
To promote the normal operation and functioning of the payment system, as one of its main duties, the Bank of Albania plays an active role as the operator, overseer and catalyst and reformer of the payment systems.

Payment System
Museum and education
The Bank of Albania has been committed for years to expanding and deepening financial literacy in Albania, through educational activities and publications, as well as through its Museum.

Museum and Education
- Museum of the Bank of Albania
- Education

Press Conferences

After each monetary policy decision by the Supervisory Council, the Governor explains the decision to the public and the underlying analyses.

Statements to the press conferences, as well as the respective questions and answers are listed by year.

The next press conference will take place on May 8, 2024.

2010

26.10.2010

Speech of the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Ardian Fullani, at the Press Conference on the Monetary Policy Decision-Making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, 26 October 2010

26.10.2010

Q&A during the press conference on monetary policy decision-making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, 26 October 2010

02.09.2010

Q&A during the press conference on monetary policy decision-making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, 31 August 2010

31.08.2010

Speech by Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the press conference on the Monetary Policy Decision-Making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, 31 August 2010

28.07.2010

Speech of the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Ardian Fullani, at the Press Conference on the Monetary Policy Decision-Making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, 28 July 2010

14.07.2010

Speech by the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the joint press conference with IMF Mission and the Ministry of Finance, 14 July 2010

01.07.2010

Q&A during the press conference on monetary policy decision-making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, June 30, 2010

30.06.2010

Speech of the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Ardian Fullani, at the Press Conference on the Monetary Policy Decision-Making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, 30 June 2010

26.05.2010

Speech by the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the press conference on monetary policy decision-making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, May 26, 2010

28.04.2010

Speech by Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the press conference on the Monetary Policy Decision-Making of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, 28 April 2010

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